By:
Kate Richey
August 16, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This is the tenth in an ongoing series of posts examining the Affordable Care Act, including previous posts on rate review and temporary high risk pools. For links to all previous posts and additional resources, please visit the health care…
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By:
David Blatt
August 15, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Monica Barczak is Director of Innovation Lab at Community Acton Project.
Oklahoma has the sixth highest infant mortality rate in the nation, with 8.5 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births; the rate of infant deaths for African Americans is…
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As states and Washington grapple with ongoing budget shortfalls, the Medicaid program is often in the crosshairs of those calling for major reductions in government spending. But while the costs of funding Medicaid are readily apparent, we should not forget…
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Legal challenges to national health care reform have proliferated since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law in March 2010. There have been 26 federal lawsuits filed seeking to overturn the legislation, most of them challenging the constitutionality of the…
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This is the ninth in an ongoing series of posts examining the Affordable Care Act, including previous posts on health insurance exchanges and temporary high risk pools. You can also visit the health care reform page on our website for…
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This post by Dave Chandra originally appeared here on the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) Off the Charts Blog. OK Policy recently blogged about two unsuccessful bills this session to establish Oklahoma’s Health Insurance Exchange. To learn more…
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Sweeping changes to the nation’s health care system were enacted in recent years and talk of even more changes continues to reverberate in debates over the federal budget. Central to the discussion and always a lightning rod in health care…
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This is the eighth in an ongoing series of posts examining the Affordable Care Act, including previous posts on health insurance exchanges and tax credits for small businesses. You can also visit the health care reform page on our website…
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By:
Guest
May 13, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Julie is an Associate Professor and Assistant Director of the Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work.
The number of uninsured individuals in Oklahoma has reached approximately 600,000 individuals. Almost half of Oklahoma’s uninsured are between the ages of…
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In the new national health care law (the Affordable Care Act, or ACA), exchanges are state-level competitive marketplaces for individuals and small businesses to purchase insurance. After winning a $54 million Early Innovator grant earlier this year, Oklahoma was poised…
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